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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leo Prid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Prid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Austin!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Illya Tyunina and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prid closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Prid lands in his opponent's guard.
Prid stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Austin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Austin looking for a sweep. Not yet Austin, not yet.
Prid wants to control from the top but Austin keeps moving.
Prid working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Austin's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin keeping full guard, as Prid tries to pass.
Austin wants to stand and escape but Prid is having none of it.
Prid controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Austin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Austin wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Prid accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Prid trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Prid stands up and waves to Austin to follow him.
Prid will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Prid wants to clinch up but Austin keeps it at a distance.
Austin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Prid counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Austin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Prid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Austin. Austin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Austin fails with the takedown
and Prid counters with a shoot takedown. Austin fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Austin looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prid stops Austin from standing up.
Prid passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from Prid.
Prid will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Prid is trying to control the action in half guard but Austin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Prid is working for a kimura but Austin is defending it quite comfortably.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Prid thows a huge punch but Austin dodges it nicely.
Austin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prid is keen to just control but Austin is a slippery customer.
Prid postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Austin to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leo Prid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Prid shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Austin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Prid trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
Austin pulls Prid in close to prevent any damage.
Prid looking to sit in guard and control but Austin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Austin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prid trying to keep a closed guard but Austin is proving a slippery customer.
Austin preventing the sweep.
Austin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Austin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prid wants to get back to his feet but Austin passes into half guard.
Prid is trying to stand back up but Austin is controlling him
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Austin.
Ground and pound from Austin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Austin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Austin prevents Prid from improving his position.
Prid has hold of Austin's hands but Austin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Prid flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Austin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Austin drops an elbow to the side of Prid's head.
Prid taking some punishment here, with Austin in his half guard.
Ground and pound from Austin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prid wants to get back to full guard.
Austin working over Prid with some ground and pound. Prid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Prid is not content to let Austin control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin stops Prid from getting back to his feet.
Austin wants to take a breather but Prid is having none of it.
Prid missing with punches from the bottom.
Austin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Austin thows a huge punch but Prid dodges it nicely.
Austin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Austin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Austin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Austin is thwarting Prid's attempts to control the position.
Austin drops an elbow to the side of Prid's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prid wants to improve his position but Austin is controlling well.
Prid is looking to control Austin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Prid avoid being mounted?
Prid wants to improve his position but Austin is controlling well.
Prid is not content to let Austin control the position.
Austin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Prid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Austin working Prid over with strikes.
Prid pushes Austin off looking to stand but Austin dives back in and keeps control.
Austin lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Austin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Prid throws a leg kick but Austin checks it.
Austin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prid has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Austin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Austin as Prid tries to tie him up.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Austin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leo Prid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Austin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Austin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Austin.
Austin is pushing Prid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Austin.
Austin lands an elbow just above Prid 's eye.
It looks like Leo Prid has been cut.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prid backwards.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Prid tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the cage.
Prid wants to break the clinch but can't.
Austin lands a body shot in the clinch.
Austin pushes Prid back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prid tries to pull guard but Austin holds him up against the cage and eventually Prid drops back down to his feet.
Austin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short uppercut from Austin.
Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin misses with a takedown
so Prid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Prid wants to pass the guard but Austin is keeping the position.
Prid trying to control but Austin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prid throwing strikes from guard but Austin blocks nicely.
Prid throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Austin looking for a sweep. Not yet Austin, not yet.
Prid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Austin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Austin keeping moving, preventing Prid from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Austin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Prid dodges the ground and pound from Austin.
Austin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Prid some visible discomfort.
Prid is trying to get back to half guard.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Prid is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Prid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Austin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Prid takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Prid is looking for a sweep.
Austin connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Prid some visible discomfort.
You can see the frustration on Prid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Prid taking punishment in the form of punches.
Austin working the ground and pound.
Prid taking punishment in the form of punches.
Prid can't do much from the bottom here.
Austin scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Austin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Austin!
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energy
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hype
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